Kathy's Story

I am 37 years old and on July 28th I was in a car accident where my car was totaled. I went to the hospital and had x-rays and a C-Scan. Everything looked fine and home I went. Two days later the Emergency room physician called to tell me there was an abnormality in the C-Scan. My thyroid was apparently enlarged. Well, in a way I was relieved because I hadn't been myself for the last 2 years. I had put on about 75 lbs. I was depressed and irritable, lethargic and achy. I attributed it all to being out of shape but now, with an enlarged thryroid, I thought maybe that was my problem all along.

2 days later I went to an endocrinologist and she mentioned Cushing's. She pointed out the hump in between my shoulder blades that I never noticed and the purple stretch marks. I had no idea what she was talking about when she mentioned Cushing's until I researched on the web (which she told me not to do) and I found this site which has been incredibly helpful.

I am currently awaiting the test results for confirmation of the diagnosis and then the doctor tells me I have a bunch of tests to endure to isolate where the tumor is located. So here I wait and feel a little better knowing all you folks are out there and knowing what I am experiencing right now.

Kathy

Update August 25, 2003

My boyfriend I have been at each others throats and I don't want Cush to be the reason the relationship fails so I have moved to my parents home whilst I struggle with this monster. I love him dearly but I am not myself. My moods have been unmanageable.

August 27,2003

Well the last couple of days I actually felt decent. My muscle aches were MIA and the lethargy was not as prevalent. I wish I could have days like that more often!

I rec'd the results from the blood test yesterday. The results stated that my cortisol was marginally elevated which warranted more testing.
The next test is the 24 UFC test.